Kimbrell, when I did some powdered sugar shaking this early summer, I found that the flour sifter was a pain in the butt. I read somewhere that one of the ideas of powdered sugar shaking was like to have an avalanche of powdered sugar to fall fairly evenly on the bees. Don't know if that was correct advice I had read or not, but I wound up just grabbing handfulls from the bucket and kind of shaking the sugar from my clenched hand all over them. It worked well enough for me.

You will hear many responses from forum members who have tried this method. So you will be listening and learning. You will have to form your own opinions about what works for you. Have a wonderful day in this great life. Cindi

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2 cheap stone age (non-tech) methods are using a pint or quart jar with door screen replacing the sealing lid, just ring and screen, and using an Imirie shim with screen stretched across it to shift the sugar on the frames. Dump the powdered sugar on the frame and use you bee brush to spread the sugar.

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Brian, best method I have ever heard of. I like the sugar dumped on the Imrie shim with screen stretched over and brushing the sugar all over the bees. Great, good for you!!! YOu do have some pretty good thoughts on things. Have a wonderful and beautiful day. Cindi

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There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold. The Arctic trails have their secret tales that would make your blood run cold. The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see, what the night on the marge of Lake Lebarge, I cremated Sam McGee. Robert Service